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One thing they say in Texas is, "If you don't like the weather, just wait and it will change." That has certainly been true this week. Last Sunday had a high of 76 degrees, then two days later the low of the day was 22! Now, today has been in the 70s and by Sunday it is forecasted to have a low of 30. This see-saw weather is taking a toll on me and I've been feeling a little under the weather, but I thought I would share a little petite I finished this week. Hope you have a great weekend!

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During warmer months, the islands are often gathering places for camping and fishing trips or simply a fun boating trip for a family outing. Even the youngest kids enjoy the sandy beaches and calm, shallow waters and many picnics and happy days occur there.

I painted the scene with a palette knife in the style I like to call "color weaving" which gives it a nice textured look. I particularly like a small landscape painting in a simple black frame which, I feel, gives a sense of elegance.

JUST SOLD! With "Colorful Transformation," I wanted to focus on brilliant color and simple shapes to see if I could communicate the excitement I feel when surrounded by nature. Using energetic diagonal strokes and thick, textured paint, I hope you get a sense of the motion in the leaves and the power of nature to invigorate your spirit. I just love how this piece captured that essence!

To see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please visit nikigulley.com.

Musing about my love for color this morning, I wrote these words, "I wear the hues of this world in my soul and share them with others through my art".Inspired by the palette of Van Gogh, I've been rendering my new aspen paintings with a combination of blues and yellow/golds. This little 9"x12" acrylic palette knife painting is titled, "Kebler Pass Aspen". I invite you to become a collector and experience the joy of owning artwork that inspires and uplifts your soul. Email me. To see more of my available work, please visit my website.www.JIllSaurFineArt.com Thanks for viewing! - Jill Saur

Well
the last day of the challenge is here, and it is time to take a
breather and stock of all the paintings. I like some much better than
others and will work on a few some more after I have studied them.
Sometimes it takes a while to be able to assess a painting more
critically than when it has just been painted.

About this painting
This
was painted from a photograph on Paint my Photo, in response to this
week's challenge on Daily Paintworks. I painted it over three days as
the trees refused to form into a painterly order. The lef-hand-most tree
was painted and wiped several times. It started out as a very thick
tree, but just did not look right. It's much better now I have given it
some breathing space.

Limited palette
I
used a limited palette of alazarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium
orange and a touch of cadmium yellow. Maybe I should have toned down the
alazarin to make it less red? Let me know what you think?

The painting is not quite as dark as it looks on my screen. A different palette for me and a pretty cool contemporary horse painting. Contrasting colors and lots of buttery paint. Laurie PaceA Texas ArtistGolden Pond Studio

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Winter rains bring welcome greenery to the hills in
Southern California where I live. In summer months the hills turn brown, so I
wanted to capture this moment on canvas.

Before beginning to paint I did several exploratory
sketches to find the best composition. It’s an efficient way to work out the
overall plan for a painting and avoid a false start when painting.

I’m showing one of my sketches here (the sketch is not
for sale, however). In this sketch you can see the original vista I was
considering, and how I eventually chose to select just the central portion.
This was the part of the scene that truly caught my eye.

When I’m looking for fresh things to paint I sometimes
take short painting trips like this, just going wherever the road leads me. I
pull over when something catches my eye and paint it on the spot. Painting at
the exact moment of inspiration seems to add something special to paintings.

This is another painting done like that, on the spur of
the moment. Enjoy the view.

If this little jewel
appeals to you, don’t let it get away. It’s one-of-a-kind and when it’s gone,
it’s gone!

I
guess Italy must be on my mind these days, having recently posted a
Tuscan poppy fields and now a sunset in Venice. Italy is one of the
most wonderful places on the planet, I have had the best times there
with the delicious food, wonderful wines, and lively and enchanting
people. Venice is a true gem, the canals and sights are mind boggling.
Do go there if you can! "Ah, Venezia!", 14"x11" palette knife oil painting on gesso board, $300 includes s/h
in continental U.S., click Paypal button below or write me at
KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information

I
did this Tuesday at the Fort Pierce Inlet State park and just got
around to posting it. This was right when the fog drifted through, the
opposite shore is faintly visible still. A minute or two later it
totally disappeared and then a few minutes later emerged again through
the mist.

Sans Souci Garden Path is the newest tribute to romance in Flower Mound Art Studio. I created this garden scene by blending many of my Dallas Arboretum photographs with art model photos taken in the past, cutting, pasting and overlapping until I found a composition that worked. With a strong vertical element (the little lady) I needed an equally strong, but less important horizontal element to help push her forward, and create a nice bit of tension for the eye. The fuschia hedgerow filled the bill!

You are invited to join me February 14-16 for three days of painting loose, bright, fun flowers and dresses in North Texas in my workshop designed specially for the traveling artist. With free transportation to and from the airport and to class each day, located just a few miles from the airport, this is an easy quick trip for those who want to dip their toes in a fun workshop with lots of cool giveaways. The workshop is almost full so don't delay! Put a little romance in your brush and join me for some Valentine's fun!

This is a larger version of a smaller painting. Always hard to do. The size of the knife really does not change so working on a large surface and trying to achieve the think strokes of paint can be challenging.

This sailboat painting will take over a month to six weeks to cure enough to be framed. Wanted to share it though, as it was fun doing it.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Colossians 3:15

About this painting
This painted was
started a while ago with some left-over paint and I left it quite
unfinished. It resurfaced yesterday and I decided to have another stab
at it. I wanted an abstract feel, so I lost some of the original tulips
(there were a lot of them) and made the remaining ones larger. But, they
still looked a little too realistic and I felt myself tightening up.

Knowing
that I would finish up with realism if I kept on, I decided to do
something drastic.!. I got out a large palette knife and scraped over
the whole surface to lose the definition. I was starting to like it
better. I continued applying paint and scraping back in some places. I
am now calling it done.
It certainly is colourful - an antidote to today's grey and rainy day.

I shall take a better photo tomorrow when the rain stops and I can go outside to take one without the glare.

You know you're an artist when....you have a TON of things to do and you stop everything to paint because the light catches your eye on some colorful object...in the dining room you recently converted into Studio Number Two....after getting rid of your perfectly good dining room table. Anyone else ever had this problem? Hmmm?

Inspired from our Art Trek to Provence, I chose to paint this stone farm house and poppy field for my palette knife demonstration for the Trinity Art Guild last week. The resulting image is loaded with thick oil paint and texture, uplifting color and energy!

If you'd like to join us in Provence for our next Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop June 26th - July 4th, please let me know soon as there are only 2 spaces left! For more details, e-mail Niki Gulley or go to nikigulley.com/artreks.

When I'm not rendering aspen trees, I love to paint flowers! This 16"x20" acrylic painting is loaded with texture and painted entirely with my palette knife. Inspired by the smile that flowers bring when given to a loved one, I've titled this painting, "Summer Love". Become a collector today and see why my patrons are very happy clients! EMAIL METo see more of my available work, please visit my WEBSITE. Thanks! - Jill Saur

Okay, so I got stuck on this one. It is NOT done, but I am studying it closely and waiting for the right time to approach the surface with oils. Currently it is fresh and beautiful to my artist eye and I really love the freedom in the entire piece. Give me your feedback. Make a comment for me. Do I paint more or just a little bit to accent things?

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Very
lovely day today at the Inlet State Park. Not too hot or cold, just
right. About when I finished this painting, that hazy cloud in the
background passed over us for a few minutes, everything was foggy, it
was like being in a cloud. I don't get that experience very often
here. I loved the drive through the park, the sun was shining on many
dew bejeweled spiderwebs making them glow in the light.

Well,
it's been a while since I've blogged and posted my artwork. I needed
to take a brief hiatus to attend to some family matters but I'm hoping
to be posting more regularly again.

Can
you guess what season I'd prefer to be in right now? Hint, it's not
winter! Our forecast 1" snowfall turned out to be a half foot deep
where we live. So my mind returns to Tuscany, Italy, in the springtime
where the fields are red with papaveri, the red European flowers in
bloom everywhere. This art piece comes framed up in a clean and simple
gold frame, ready to go on your wall.